J.R. v. State

This Court granted certiorari review to determine whether the Court of Criminal Appeals was correct in affirming the juvenile court’s decision to transfer the defendant for criminal prosecution in the circuit court, where he now stands charged with capital murder.

The defendant, J.R., was 15 years of age at the time he was alleged to have committed the crime with which he is charged. Since December 11, 1989, when he was transferred for criminal prosecution, the defendant has been incarcerated in the Jefferson County jail. On May 25, 1990, the Court of Criminal Appeals, without an opinion,…